Broom holder



June 22 1926. 1,589,616

H. G. ALFORD BROOM HOLDER Filed Dec. 51, 1923 INVENTDR FTTDHNEY Patented June 22, 192%.

umrrn sl -r s HUBERT GOODSON A LFORD, OF SAfiKATOON, SASKATCHEVJ'AN,CANADA.

BROOM notmin.

Application filed December 31, 1823. Serial No. 683,714.

to effect simultaneous movement and equal gripping force when. a. broom handle is placedtherebetween. It has also been proposed to provide a broom holder embodying co-acting gripping members having rubber insets which co-act to grip the handle of a broom and retain same in position.

In the former instance, the serrated gripping surfaces cut into the handle of the broom to such an extent as to render the same undesirable. The latter construction is such that the rubber insets become worn within a short period of use and in consequence render the device inoperative.

Cognizant of the foregoing, my invention has for its object the provision of a broom holder comprising dual cam members geared together and adapted to grip the handle of a broom or the equivalent therebetween, the co-acting surfaces of said cam members being provided with detachable adjustable bands of rubber or equivalent resilient material, which grip and retain a broom handle without defacing the same.

l/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of co-operating elements as hereinafter more specifically set forth, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings form ng a part of the present application in which;

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the lnvention, showing by dotted lines the broom handle in position in the holder.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a detail vertical section substantially on the plane of line 33 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring more in detail to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, it will be noted that the invention includes a supporting plate 5 which may be of rectangular form, as shown, or. any other suitableconfiguration. The supporting plate 5 may be formed of metal or any other preferred material and provided with flanges 6 around its edges by'turning back the material of which. the supporting plate constructed. The supporting plate 0 is also preferably provided with openings.

I through whlch may be extended attach ng members for'ino unting the supporting plate.

5 on a wall orother permanent support;

A pair of cam gripping blocks or cam members 8 are mounted eccentrically on pivot members 9 which extend from the forward. face of the supporting plate 5. De tachable adjustable friction bands 10 are extended around the edges of the cam members 8 and may be constructed of rubber or other suitable material, preferably provided with roughened outer faces. The cam members 8 are spaced from one another and provided with segmental extensions 11 which are extended toward one another and are shown as being in the form of separate plates firmly attached to the rear faces of the cam members 8 by attaching members 12, as shown in Fig. 3. The segmental extensions 11 have opposed convex faces 13 with teeth 14: projecting from the convex face of one of the extensions 11 and working in notches 15 provided in the convex face of the other extension 11. It is, therefore, evident that the cam members 8 must work together, toward and away from one another on the pivot member 9 and movement of the cam members 8 in either direction is limited.

It is believed the complete construction and operation of the broom holder may now be apparent from the foregoing paragraphs taken in connection with the accompanying drawings without further detail description. It may be briefly stated, however, that the device may be readily'mounted upon or removed from a wall or other permanent support and when in position for use, a broom handle or the like may be readily inserted between or removed from the cam members 8. The broom handle should be placed between the cam members 8 and drawn downwardly, thereby causing thecam members 8 to operate on the pivot members 9, by moving toward one another and firmly gripping the broom handle. It is only necessary that the broom handle be engaged with one of the bands 10 of the cam members 8 to cause rotation of both of the cam members 8 on their pivot members 9 as the broom handle is drawn downwardly, owing to the roughened outer faces of the bands 10. lVhen removing the broom handle, the same should be forced upwardly, thereby compelling a reverse rotation of the cam members 8 and compelling them to move away from one another aud release the broom handle. It is, therefore, evident that the operations of inserting or removing a broom handle or the like from the holder are simple and manual adjustments of parts of the holder are unnecessary.

Furthermore, as the surfaces of the friction bands 10 become Worn, said friction bands may be adjusted on said cam members so that unimpaired surfaces may be utilized for broom gripping purposes, thus obviating the necessity of renewing the friction bands 10 at frequent intervals.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of co-operating elements may be resorted to Within the scope of What is claimed Without departing from the spirit of the in vention.

lVhat I claim as new is:

A broom holder of the character described comprising, in combination, a supporting member, dual cam members pivotally mounted on said supporting member in spaced relation; detachable adjustable friction bands on said cam members; and segmental extensions on said cam members geared together to effect corresponding movement of said cam members.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

HUBERT GOODSON ALFORD. 

